Air Force

Youth Programs

Air Force Youth Programs offer a wide number of activities to educate, guide, and entertain your child. Programs are available throughout the year at installations throughout the world. Youth and Teen Centers offer a wide range of educationally enhanced programs, classes, and events, providing a safe and fun environment supervised by caring and well-trained staff.

It can be challenging getting family members, especially children, on board
when it comes to making healthy food choices. By involving children with
meal preparation, they're more likely to eat what they've helped to create.
For nutritious recipe options you can prepare with your children, get your
free Kids LiveWell recipe book here: www.myairforcelife.com/Kids-Live-Well-Cookbook.pdf. Learn more about keeping
your family healthy and the Air Force's Fit Families initiative, visit www.usaffitfamily.com.

Kids Live Well Initiative Kick Off

JBSA Randolph, Lackland and Ft Sam Houston and the National Restaurant Association kicked of the new healthy eating program with special food demonstrations by Chef Alexander. Read the story and watch the video.

Are you ready for an adventure? Seven states are offering 27 Military Teen Adventure camps. Registration is now open! Camps are for military youth between the ages of 14-18 years old. The camps are funded by the Department of Defense between the Office Military Community and Family Policy and the USDA's NIFA through a grant to Purdue University. Learn more at:

Join the fun at a Military Kids camp for school-age youth this spring & summer. Leave behind the distractions of everyday life, and enjoy exciting activities, making friends with other youth from military families, creating millions of new memories and a whole lot more! Each day is packed with building positive traits, in conquering challenging activities, in mastering cooperative games that build skills that are helpful in real-life situations and in a whole lot of FUN!

The Air National Guard (ANG)/Air Force Reserve (AFR) 4-H Camps are intended to expand programs to youth from ANG/AFR families and provide fun, safe camping experiences in close proximity to ANG/AFR units. Priority for ANG/AFR Camps goes to Air national Guard and Air Force Reserve families; if space is available, slots may be open to Active Duty Air Force, then Reserve components from other Services. These camps are funded by the Air Force 4-H Partnerships to support AF families that may not have access to an installation and the resources and camps that take place on base.